Battle of the Sexes

He made a bet. She made history.

The electrifying 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs was billed as The Battle of the Sexes and became one of the most watched televised sports events of all time. The match caught the zeitgeist and sparked a global conversation on gender equality, spurring on the feminist movement. Trapped in the media glare, King and Riggs were on opposite sides of a binary argument, but off-court each was fighting more personal and complex battles. Together, Billie and Bobby served up a cultural spectacle that resonated far beyond the tennis courts and animated the discussions between men and women in bedrooms and boardrooms around the world.

USA MPAA rating

USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

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CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit14 +

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20

What the Critics say

24.comAlex Isaacs I think everyone should go watch this movie, it’s worth the price of a ticket or two and even though we all know who wins in the battle of the sexes the ending will still make you smile.

15

Metacritic.com44 critics

15

Rottentomatoes critics202 critics

14

Rottentomatoes tomatometerTomatometer Battle of the Sexes turns real-life events into a crowd-pleasing, well-acted dramedy that ably entertains while smartly serving up a volley of present-day parallels.